FROM THE CEO
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
Top 10 key strategic issues for business schools • Leading-edge technology A ordability – leading edge or MeToo? Artificial intelligence – the positives and the negatives • Campus facilities Creating a ordable hybrid classrooms Online learning impact on physical campuses – threats and opportunities • International perspectives & collaborations Optimising ‘Best of local’ and ‘Best of global’ • Societal impact Re-imagining the role of business schools in society • Curriculum innovation Core programmes and electives for 21st-century degrees • Lifelong learning Cost and time-e ective creation from MOOCs to executive education Competition vs online learning brands • Student employability Creating ‘fit for 21st-century employment’ graduates Optimising career services: Creating the optimum cohort mix – gender/ethnic/geographical diversity • Climate change & sustainability Best practice teaching ‘The carbon neutral business school’ • Optimal teaching balance Face to face, hybrid or online Hybrid teaching – resource implications employer relationships • Student recruitment
AMBA & BGA CEO Andrew Main Wilson pays tribute to the remarkable development of business schools in Asia and outlines 0 strategic issues facing institutions in 2024
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n November, our 2th annual Asia Pacific Deans & Directors Conference took place in Bangkok after a four-year absence due to Covid- 9. I have been fortunate enough to visit no fewer
the association has seen some big changes. BGA for instance has grown from a handful of member schools to more than 250 and 40 of those have already achieved BGA accreditation – the majority being AMBA schools opting for joint accreditation during the same panel visit. More than 00 AMBA schools have taken advantage of their complimentary membership of BGA and many of those have embarked on the route to BGA accreditation too. It is evident that BGA’s emphasis on continuous impact, responsible management and lifelong learning is striking a relevant chord with business schools all over the world. At the conference, some 9 business schools in the Asia Pacific region were presented with a certificate, recognising their achievement of at least 0 years’ consecutive AMBA accreditation. This is remarkable, particularly when you consider that international business schools in Asia have only been created relatively recently. During my global business school sector presentation, I shared what deans around the world have told me are their top 0 key strategic issues. As we enter 2024, I thought you might find them thought-provoking in terms of your business focus for the year ahead.
than 79 countries and was as impressed with Bangkok as I have ever been; in my view, it’s one of the world’s most hospitable and best- value-for-money event destinations. I would like to thank Thailand’s two highest- profile business schools – Chulalongkorn and Thammasat – for their outstanding support and generous hospitality throughout the conference. As Thailand’s two triple crown- accredited schools (having been awarded AMBA, AACSB and EQUIS accreditation), they proved to be superb ambassadors for their respective schools and their country. The value of a face-to-face event, compared with the enforced video-conferencing that happened during the Covid era, was clear for all to see. The atmosphere was excellent, as was the interacting and networking that took place between the 00-plus delegates, both during the conference and at the two delightful dinners. Since our last Asia Pacific Deans & Directors Conference in 20 9, held in Chengdu in China,
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